title: Generalized view of the origins of the sudden infant death syndrome.
abstract: A hypothesis is present that explains Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) as an outcome of biological immaturity. This hypothesis fits the known characteristics of SIDS and does not conflict with other possible explanations of its genesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics N3, Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute, USSR.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Vorontsov
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Kelmanson
mesh_terms: D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000254:growth & development / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008954:Models, Biological; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000254:growth & development / Q000503:physiopathology; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology